Arthur J. Guptill's classic Rendering in Pen and Ink has long been regarded as the most comprehensive book ever published on the subject of ink drawing. This is a book designed to delight and instruct anyone who draws with pen and ink, from the professional artist to the amateur and hobbyist. It is of particular interest to architects, interior designers, landscape architects, industrial designers, illustrators, and renderers.

This remarkably beautiful volume gathers together a selection of the most important and vibrant ornithological art from London’s Natural History Museum. Birds tells the remarkable story of the development of ornithological art through the ages, from the earliest images of birds in the Renaissance, through the Age of Exploration, to the present day. Brilliantly reproduced original artworks by such renowned artists as Audubon, Gould, MacGillivray, Thorburn, and Wolfe are included.
The lively accompanying text tells the story of how ornithological art grew out of the naturalistic tradition of European painting to become a genre on its own, where the artist’s focus on aesthetic appeal was married to the scientist’s need for precision and detail.
Many of the works reproduced in this volume have never before been published. The detailed text interweaves science, art history, biography, exploration, and travel to paint a vast and wondrous picture of the bygone world of artist-scientists, exotic birds, and faraway lands. It makes a perfect gift for anyone who loves fine prints and drawings or has an interest in nature or birding.

Colourful scenes with flaps to reveal details of life in Ancient Rome. Bright, clear illustrations show scenes such as a gladiator fight at the Colosseum, the workings of a Roman Bath and the Roman legion defending the farthest reaches of the Empire.
Includes a view of Rome today, with flaps to lift to uncover what stood there in the past.With over 50 flaps to lift revealing fascinating historical detail.

Wanton youth seen through lush, dreamy, and sweeping watercolors. Rendered in vividwatercolorwhere parquet floors and patterned dresses morph together, "The Wrong Place "revolves around the often absent Robbie, a charismatic lothario of mysterious celebrity who has the run of a city that is as chaotic as it is resplendent. Robbie's sexual energy captivates the attention of men and women alike; his literal and figurative brightness is a startling foil to the dreariness of his childhood friend, Francis. With a hand as sensitive as it is exuberant, Brecht Evens's first graphic novel in English captures the strange chemistry of social interaction as easily as he portrays the fragmented nature of identity. "The Wrong Place "contrasts life as it is, angst-ridden and awkward, with life as it can be: spontaneous, uninhibited, and free.

Brecht Evens, the award-winning author of The Wrong Place and The Making Of, returns with an unsettling graphic novel about a little girl and her imaginary feline companion. Iconoclastic in his cartooning and page layouts, subtle in his plotting, and deft in his capturing of the human experience, Evens has crafted a tangled, dark masterwork.
Christine lives in a big house with her father and her cat, Lucy. When Lucy gets sick and dies, Christine is devastated. But alone in her room, something special happens: a panther pops out of her dresser drawer and begins to tell her stories of distant Pantherland, where he is the crown prince.
A shape-shifter who tells Christine anything she wants to hear, Panther begins taking over Christine's life, alienating her from her other toys and friends. As Christine's world spirals out of control, so does the world Panther has created for her. Panther is a chilling voyage into the shadowy corners of the human psyche. The Drawn & Quarterly edition of Panther is an extended "director's cut," featuring additional material not included in the original book.

A year's worth of tips, techniques, advice and more!
Make watercolor a part of your daily life, turning every day into inspiration for your art. Designed to fit your life, Watercolor 365--the first watercolor book of its kind--provides a complete education in the medium, one bite-sized bit of information at a time. Open it daily to find a new tip, idea, technique or challenge...all aimed at getting you into the habit and mindset of an artist.

Water Paper Paint is for any creative person who wants to experience and play with watercolor. This book moves beyond the typical formulaic, how-to-paint textbook. Rather it offers readers experimental and technical projects to explore, all written from an artist's viewpoint. The beautiful photography in the book allows the reader a kind of look over the artist's shoulder. The projects are suitable for the beginner and can provide inspiration for someone with art experience.
Water Paper Paint is composed of three sections. The basics chapter discusses paper, paint, palettes and brushes. The projects chapter contains thirty projects that are fun and creative. Readers are guided by instructions, tips, and photos. For the Gallery Section I invited artists from across the globe to submit work. Artists are from Australia, Canada, Mexico and throughout the U.S. The contributing Artists to the Gallery Section are Andy Farkas, Kyle Field, Gracia Haby, Anna Hepler, Louise Jennison, Christine Kesler, Margie Kuhn, Carrie Walker, David Wilson, and Geninne D. Zlatkis. And Shari Altman contributed a piece of prose which was used as inspiration for Project 23: Painted Verse: Finding Inspiration in a Poem.

4-time 2013 Eisner Award Winner: Best Lettering, Best Publication, Best Writer/Artist and Best Graphic Album
New York Times Book Review, Top 10 Books of the Year
Time Magazine, Top Ten Fiction Books of the Year
Publishers Weekly, Best Book of the Year
Kirkus Reviews, Top 10 Fiction of 2012
Newsday, Top 10 Books of 2012
Entertainment Weekly, Gift Guide, A+
Washington Post, Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2012
Minneapolis Star Tribune, Best Books of the Year
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Top 10 Fiction Books of the Year
Amazon, Best Books of the Year/Comics
Boing Boing, Best Graphic Novel of the Year
Time Out New York, Best of 2012
Entertainment Weekly, Best Fiction of 2012
Everything you need to read the new graphic novel Building Stories: 14 distinctively discrete Books, Booklets, Magazines, Newspapers, and Pamphlets.
With the increasing electronic incorporeality of existence, sometimes it’s reassuring—perhaps even necessary—to have something to hold on to. Thus within this colorful keepsake box the purchaser will find a fully-apportioned variety of reading material ready to address virtually any imaginable artistic or poetic taste, from the corrosive sarcasm of youth to the sickening earnestness of maturity—while discovering a protagonist wondering if she’ll ever move from the rented close quarters of lonely young adulthood to the mortgaged expanse of love and marriage. Whether you’re feeling alone by yourself or alone with someone else, this book is sure to sympathize with the crushing sense of life wasted, opportunities missed and creative dreams dashed which afflict the middle- and upper-class literary public (and which can return to them in somewhat damaged form during REM sleep).
A pictographic listing of all 14 items (260 pages total) appears on the back, with suggestions made as to appropriate places to set down, forget or completely lose any number of its contents within the walls of an average well-appointed home. As seen in the pages of The New Yorker, The New York Times and McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Building Stories collects a decade’s worth of work, with dozens of “never-before-published” pages (i.e., those deemed too obtuse, filthy or just plain incoherent to offer to a respectable periodical).
Winner of the 2013 Eisner Awards for Best Graphic Album-New, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design. Chris Ware is the winner of 2013 Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist for Building Stories.
One of the New York Times Book Review's Top 10 Books of 2012

Everything you need to know to put your drawings and paintings into perspective! If the concept of perspective makes you think of confusing angles, fancy measuring gadgets and complicated theories, get ready for a very pleasant surprise. In this comprehensive guide, Phil Metzger demystifies perspective, presenting it simply as a matter of mimicking the way we see--like the way a distant mountain appears blue, or a road seems to narrow in the distance. The Art of Perspective offers simple but powerful techniques for achieving a convincing illusion of depth and distance, whether it's a few inches in a still life or miles in a landscape. Start simple, with atmospheric perspective and intuitive techniques, and gradually progress to linear perspective and more complex challenges such as stairways, curves and reflections. Use the engaging, step-by-step demonstrations and exercises to try out each essential concept for yourself, making lessons clearer and more memorable. Learn theories that apply to all mediums, with specific advice for achieving effects using acrylic, oil, watercolor and pencil. Get the inside scoop on professional tricks and shortcuts that make perspective easier than ever! Forget everything you think you know (or don't know) about perspective. This book builds an easy-to-follow, ground-up understanding of how to turn a flat painting or drawing surface into a living, breathing, dimensional scene that lures viewers in. No matter how you look at it, it's the ultimate guide to perspective for artists of every medium and skill level.

20世紀最卓越的字型設計大師ADRIAN FRUTIGER用「喝完湯後，如果你還清楚記得湯匙形狀的話，這支湯匙就是設計不良。」來比喻字型和設計之間的關係，完全融入，渾然一體，才是完美的搭配。
從街道招牌、產品商標、餐廳菜單、服裝飾品、廣告文宣、到報刊書籍，字型在我們的生活中一幕幕的演出，設計師如何運用它，一般人又怎麼欣賞它？字型是如何透過視覺感官觸發人的感受，進而影響我們的心理和行為？備受推崇的日本西洋字型第一人小林章先生原任職於寫研公司，因為對文字設計情有獨鍾，於是在一九八九年遠赴英國倫敦學習西洋書法與字體排印學，兩度獲得世界大型字體比賽首賞，二〇〇一年被招聘至德國Linotype公司擔任字體設計總監，與多位世界級字型設計大師共事，參與羅浮宮及多種國際品牌的字型設計。如今他透過270張街景實例＋70篇記事解說，為我們細數各種字型與商品及設計間的動人情話。

動畫是如今電影界最熱門、最具創造力的領域。本書以(迪士尼、PIXAR、夢工廠、華納..等公司動畫家的講座課程為基礎，提供了從新手到專家、傳統動畫家至電腦動畫奇才都需要的動畫基本原則。

《超越LOGO设计：国际顶级平面设计师的成功法则》收录了国际顶级平面设计师DavidAirey的超人气博客中最受欢迎的设计案例，其中的每个案例都极具启发性和参考价值。作者在书中分享他职业生涯中的经验点滴，除了告诉你如何设计一个经得起时代考验的品牌标识，还详细地介绍了赢得客户的沟通技巧。
书中收录了许多经典LOGO的成功创意，包括Kellog．s（家乐氏）、TIME（时代杂志）、FedEx（联邦快递）、YellowPagesTM（黄页）等知名品牌的设计。凭借多年实战经验，David归纳出25条L。GO设计的成功法则，这些诀窍，可以帮助你达成目标，设计出不同凡响的品牌标识。

☆微博最红的艺术科普作家
☆18万粉丝推崇备至的艺术长微博
☆数十个穿越时空的e时代笑点
☆形似ppt的精简艺术故事展演
☆脱口秀一般充满诱惑力的旁白解说
☆6万个平凡文字的奇妙排列，组合成让你忍不住一口气读完的非凡艺术故事！
《小顾聊绘画》系列脱胎自作者在微博上发布的“小顾聊绘画”系列长微博，顾爷以一个艺术爱好者的身份用一种前所未有的形式向读者讲述九位世界顶级艺术家的生平故事：搞基（？）的男神卡拉瓦乔，艺术“新东方”创办人伦勃朗，站在“风口浪尖”的神童透纳（是真的站在风口浪尖哦~），大器晚成为爱而殇的康斯太勃尔，一画画就挪不动地方的莫奈，没有乳房就不会画画的雷诺阿，命苦如中药命硬如钻石的梵高，隐约有些变态倾向的德加，还有附赠的史上最贵的“附赠品”——塞尚。艺术家还是那些熟悉的艺术家，他们的人生也还是他们的人生，只是一切因为顾爷的闲聊而变得生动可爱，妙趣横生。

全书概括地叙述了从最早的洞窟绘画到当今的实验艺术的发展历程，以阐明艺术史是“各种传统不断迂回，不断改变的历史，每一件作品在历史中都既回顾过去又导向未来。”
贡布里希爵士，其殚见洽闻，斐然文采之作，往往寥寥数语就能阐发一个时期的整个气氛。他以一本《艺术的故事》极为成功地教会了成千上万的人如何去欣赏前人的绘画，这是一部博学动人的精彩之作，也是有关艺术的书籍中最著名、最流行、而又最经久不衰的著作之一。
《艺术的故事》自在西方问世以来，已重版二十余次，享誉全球，国内也有几个版本。本版为三联书店版，为艺术史大家、贡布里希研究专家范景中教授的译本，名著名译，图文并茂，制作精美，引人入胜。

With Adobe Systems trending toward releasing new versions of their programs as subscription-based models existing in the "Creative Cloud," Adobe Illustrator CC, released in June 2013, became the seventeenth version of this popular program. Those wanting to learn Illustrator CC the quickest and easiest way possible have only to get a copy of this top-rated Illustrator CC book, Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book, now available.
This training manual is the only official edition approved by Adobe and is, in fact, a publication designed around contributions from product experts at Adobe Systems. There are fifteen individual Illustrator CC lessons in this training program, each set for students to be self-paced. They're thoroughly explained, beginning with the basics, with step-by-step instructions meant to take you through to complete comprehension of the Illustrator CC software. Downloadable program files and ongoing program updates complete the package.

1651年，一位名叫拉斐尔•杜弗里森的法国出版商根据达•芬奇笔记手稿整理出版了《达•芬奇笔记》。笔记手稿非常随意，稿纸凌乱，没有排序和编码，有的甚至是达•芬奇用左手写成的反书——后人需拿镜子才能破解。手稿无所不谈，但中间不连贯，同一页稿纸上有可能开头说天文，中间谈声音原理，最后说色彩，许多文字写在稿纸边缘。这些即兴的议论，闪耀着真知灼见的光辉，给后人以无穷的智慧的启迪。配上达•芬奇手绘的图片，本书具有极高的欣赏和保存价值。

《想象力：构图与创作思维》从点、线、面、体等基本元素开始，讲解了如何发挥想象力，并且应用各种创作理论将想象实现成作品。本书的内容体系完整，强调抽象思维的重要性，关注精神感受对创作过程所起的关键作用，通过大量绘画案例对基本元素、形式、平衡、简洁和力进行分析，整理成易于读者学习的知识体系。在*后一章设置了大量的练习，让读者在学习了前面的知识后立刻进行针对性练习，进一步掌握所学的知识点。
《想象力：构图与创作思维》适合想要发挥想象力进行创作的插画师和爱好者阅读，也适合相关专业的学生和培训班作为教材。

古今東西の“ねこアート"約140点!
ニャンともステキな美術探訪
古くは古代エジプト時代まで遡る猫と人間の歴史。ときには福を招く象徴と考えられ、ときには悪魔の使いと見なされてきた猫は、いつの時代も芸術家たちの心を捉えて離しませんでした。
彼らはなぜ、そしてどのように、猫の持つ魅力に惹きつけられていったのでしょうか?
絵画のなかに現れる猫や彫刻になった猫まで、約140点の名品とともに、猫の美術史をたどる本書。猫の性格や習性とともに知る芸術品の背景は、名作をもっと身近なものにしてくれるでしょう。
イラストレーター・浅生ハルミンによる、愛らしい猫イラストとともに紹介!
第1章:猫の表象 −聖なる猫と悪魔の猫−
第2章:人の暮らしとともに
第3章:猫百態
第4章:猫七変化
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「招き猫の歴史」
「黒猫」
「女三の宮」
「ネズミ除けの猫~新田猫絵~」
「猫のおもちゃ絵」
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ゴッホ、マネ、ミレー、ピサロ、ゴヤ
歌川国芳、歌川国貞、藤田嗣治、猪熊弦一郎、長谷川潾二郎、熊谷守一、横尾忠則…ほか
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「ねこがいっぱい ねこアート展」
2018年4月21~6月24日/ひろしま美術館
企画:ひろしま美術館 イラスト:浅生ハルミン

マンガやイラストを描くとき、手足の动きを自由に描けたら気持ちいいですよね。
本书は、カードを投げたり、ピストルを构えたり、魔法を繰り出したり、といった「描きたい！」と思うポーズを中心に、よりカッコよく见せるための手足の描き方を解説します。
ポーズの写真も豊富に収録。「アタリ」を取るところから始めていきましょう。